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Meet Nilakantan Aka Puram, The Perverted Misogynist, Filtered Bigot, Casteist, India-Hater, Genocide Monger, Currently A Fake News Peddler Trying To Buttress DMK Govt 

Nilakantan RS alias Puram (@puram_politics) is a man who had written a book titled South Vs North: India’s Great Divide, which basically argues that south is better than north because north has more nationalism and south has strong sub-nationalist sentiments. It is an ideal book for Dravidianists who often fantasize about balkanization of India with a separate ‘Dravida Nadu’. The man is close to the DMK circles and has been courted and endorsed by former Tamil Nadu Finance Minister and currently IT Minister PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan on various occassions. The DMK leader has also been on Puram’s podcast.

This propaganda author is back as the talking point in social media circles for buttressing the DMK government’s failures in the recent Michaung cyclone by giving reasons such as “500mm rain” in 24 hours. 

He wrote on his X handle, “If a densely populated city in the Global South receives 500 mm of rain in 24 hours, like Madras did, it’s going to flood. That’s not in question. The question is: should we send so much of our tax money to Uttar Pradesh when our own lives are in such peril?”

He was immediately called out by netizens for peddling false information.

This self-styled expert seems to have trouble understanding math and data even with basic concepts like the difference between percentage and percentile.

According to this guy, 99 percentile is similar to 99 percentage.

Peddling the divisive agenda of the Dravidianists, Puram is not a new face that disseminates propaganda set by the Dravidianists. 

Brahmin Hatred

In 2015, he called for a genocide on caste lines. He wrote, “If everyone picked up a gun and shot the nearest upper caste person, they’d be doing society a favor.” After backlash, he deleted the tweet.

His hatred for Brahmins can be seen from these posts.

He also said that Brahmins were over representing their community in whatever jobs they took, given their 3% population.

His Hatred For India

In 2017, he called for the defeat of India at the hands of China to save it from “ugly jingoism”. He wrote, “Maybe the only thing that can save India from the ugly jingoism that’s on ascendancy is a humiliating military defeat in the hands of China.”

 

Image courtesy: @attomeybharti

 

Image Courtesy: @attomeybharti

His hatred for the people of north Indians is so much that he calls for their annihilation by bombing them.

His Hate For Indian Army

His comments on the Army go back to 2015. He made derogatory statements about the Indian Army saying they were very good at raping women. He wrote, “Indian Army is very good at raping women and murdering children. Maybe it can export them to Syria. Finally something to export!”

Here are some more “gems” from him on the Indian army.

 

He does not stop at that. He has been badmouthing illustrious people like General VK Singh. In 2013, he wrote, “General VK Singh worries people for a very good reason: this joker was actually COAS? How bad is the talent in the Indian Army?”

On Hindutva

Calling For Assassination Of PM Modi

While he badmouthed Prime Minister Modi, he also called for his assassination. He wrote, “Will an assassination of Narendra Modi result in communal riots? Let me rephrase: will it result in violence where Hindus kill Muslims?”

He also added, “Guessing who will be the modern day Lord Mountbatten who’ll say “it wasn’t a Muslim, it was a Hindu” if that Modi assassination happens.”

Here are some of his “gems” on assassinations.

Nilu The Misogynist

In his previous avatar as Nilu, he is said to have made several misogynistic comments, easily using words like cunt on women. Here is a thread that talks about his earlier behaviour.

Upon googling “Nilakantan Rajaraman women”, we came across a profile with his name. Although we couldn’t ascertain if this is profile linked to the original Nilue, but the tweets have been presented here for everybody’s attention (including Nilu aka Puram in case someone has created a fake account).

Some of the tweets were as follows:

Some are beyond deranged.

We also came across some blogs written under the name Nilu

 

There is even a dedicated blog that has called out his scandalous, problematic, misogynist blogs that are laden with perversion.

It’s truly intriguing that Dhanya Rajendran, consistently championing the cause of respecting women and often “voicing out against misogyny” in her discussions and writings, chose to collaborate with Nilakantan for a podcast series on The News Minute.

He has also written for other leftist propaganda outlets like The Wire and Caravan.

In Nilakantan, the DMK seems to have found a sinister partner and a Goebbelian propagandist who not only boasts a perverted mindset but also shamelessly hurls abuse at Brahmins, the Indian Army, and Prime Minister Modi alike.

Similar to the Dravidian ideologue EVR, Nilakantan’s call for the genocide of Brahmins and his conspicuous association with the leftist-liberal ecosystem strategically tick all the boxes necessary to fulfill the requirements the DMK seeks in a face to vehemently push their agenda.

Vallavaraayan is a political writer fighting Dravidian Stockists.

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“Stooping Low For 1 MP Seat?”: Kamal Haasan Gets Slammed For Trying To Buttress DMK Govt Amidst Public Anger Over Govt’s Failure To Provide Relief

Actor-turned-politician, Kamal Haasan, who recently blamed the heavy rains for the deluge that the city is still grappling with, met with the press today making even more controversial and insensitive statements. He went to the extent of saying that despite the best efforts of the government, the city had faced floods. As the founder of a party that claimed to do clean politics, Kamal Haasan has been repeatedly found to be subservient to the DMK government.

At a press conference on 8 December 2023, he blamed climate change for the heavy rain. He also peddled fake news saying the city received 56cm of rain in 24 hours. This surely does not match with the IMD figures.

He continues by saying, “Instead of complaining and pointing out the shortcomings, it is time to set aside criticism against the government”. He also said we must take necessary precautions ourselves.

He said, “Criticising the government can be set aside for now, we can criticise them later.”

“It is not possible for the government machinery to reach one crore people, so we must be prepared by ourselves,” he added.

He praised the media for not “sensationalising” news and reporting as is.

He also went on to blame the people for purchasing houses in low-lying areas.

He said, “We are just grabbing land, covering it with sand and we are the ones doing it. The government comes in later. It is our collective mistake, we have to rectify it.”

Earlier, netizens slammed Kamal Haasan for his duplicity when he posted on his X handle in a manner that seemed to blame the cyclone for the entire problem while turning a blind eye to the mismanagement, poor or absence of preparedness from the establishment.

Back in 2015, the same Kamal Haasan had gone ballistic in his criticism of the then ADMK government. Speak to media, he said, “I am feeling ashamed to watch my fellow citizens from the window of my house, struggle in the floods. If this is the situation of Chennai, the capital city, then one can image the state of the other areas. Even though the rains have stopped, the city will take months to recover from the collapse. He also blamed the total failure of government machinery. He also added that one was not aware where the taxpayers’ money is going.

He further said, “It seems that the tax money that I have worked hard and paid is not reaching those who deserve it.I do not believe in God but I do not trust the decisions of those politicians who are ruling us and have declared themselves as God.

He also added that if such unprecedented incidents occur, the government expects financial help from people like him. “The ruling government forgets that we have elected them to handle situations like this. The relief fund I am giving is not the money from a rich man who has sucked people’s blood but the money from a man who adores the people.“, he had said.

Many on social media slammed the actor and part-time politician for stooping so low to get an MP ticket as part of the ruling DMK alliance.

An enraged BJP Tamil Nadu State Secretary lambasted Kamal saying “Do you have the guts to come and say the same buttressing you gave in front of people. I dare you. First come out of your house man.

Political commentator Sumanth Raman said “The things to be said for an MP seat.

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How DMK Spokie Salma Platformed By Leftist Media Ridiculed And Made Insensitive Remarks Amidst SOS Cries During Cyclone Michaung

Cyclone Michaung mercilessly wrecked havoc upon the city of Chennai and its suburbs on 4 December 2023. The release of water from various dams in and around the city is also said to have caused the city and other areas to be submerged, an inundation that persists to this very day.

Amidst the desperate pleas for rescue, food, and drinking water, a disturbing and dismaying twist unfolded. For a faction within society known as Dravidianists, the distress of their fellow citizens transformed into a spectacle — a tragic reality became a heartless game of ridicule.

Here is where it started. DMK spokie Salma made an insensitive post on a distress call on 4 December 2023. She wrote, “Have they licked clean the rice and dal at home? The announcements given by the government that the storm is coming are also for you. Simple people can say this.”

In another comment on her Facebook, Salma wrote “They want milk it seems sir! They’re putting posts asking for food in just half a day (of rains). One can manage for two days if they had bought bread, banana and oats. Providing food is not disaster management.” while justifying her argument saying that the person delivering is also a human right and that electricity Board worker is putting his life at stake.

She even went on to say that human body can bear hunger for 21 days.

“Can’t they eat bread?”, the DMK spokesperson who has been platformed by leftists media like The News Minute, Scroll, etc. said.

Following these several netizens spotted Dravidianists making insensitive comments on many such distress calls. This led to a hashtag trend on social media platform X. A netizen started collating screenshots of such insensitive comments under the hashtag #திமிர்_பேச்சு_திமுக or Arrogant Speech DMK. Here are a few examples of heights of insensitivity demonstrated by the Dravidian stocks.

Everyone is now aware of the workers buried in the Velachery building collapse on Five Furlong Road. Responding to a post on that incident, a D Stock says, “You can’t lift it, you go and put a clamp on your mouth, hahaha haha hahaha ha. No matter what you try, nothing will work

https://twitter.com/Dharmic_Jana/status/1732664940690112563

When people were worried about not getting milk, here is one shining example of a Dravidian stock who says, “Most people have a fridge at home. Why buy milk every day? Can’t buy in bulk?”

Here is yet another below-the-belt comment made by a D stock to someone asking where the 4000 crores for flood management was utilised. He says, “What happened to the 4000 crores? That is why you are alive. Otherwise to receive the flood relief money, your wife would have been standing in the queue. What happened to the 4000 crores? Tonight you are sleeping with your wife, otherwise, you would have died once again thinking about who she will be sleeping with, after your death.”

Here is a sample from the state deputy secretary, DMK student wing. Tamil Ka. Amutharasan says, “The vitriol and poison spewed by the Brahmins against the DMK government is more than the rain and flood.”

Another compared the Gaja cyclone to the aftereffects of the Michaung cyclone. He says, “When it rains in Chennai and there is damage, the dogs are barking like this. When the Gaja cyclone hit our areas, where were you all?”

Here’s another one who calls people asking for relief “egoistic”.

Another one claimed it was a natural disaster and not a man-made one.

There were people making fun of those who had died in the floods too.

Here is an intellectual asking people who wanted milk, “Breastfeeding is sufficient for children under one year of age. Other solid foods can be given to babies above one year of age. Even if children and adults have basic needs, a neighbor can help them. Government’s focus should be on life-saving services. Door-to-door delivery in a city with a population of 64 lakh is impossible for any government.”

Netizens wondered if the same people would make the same statements had the party in power been anyone other than the DMK.

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“Venom Spewed By Brahmins Against DMK Govt More Than Flood”: I.N.D.I. Ally DMK Functionary Spews Hate Against Brahmins As Public Anger Mounts In Cyclone’s Aftermath

It has been four days since torrential rains lashed Chennai city owing to Cyclone Michaung and many parts of Chennai continue to remain inundated with flood waters.

Localities like Pallikaranai, Perungulathur, Mylapore, Perumbakkam, Valasaravakkam, Velachery, and several areas of north Chennai have been under water even after the rains have stopped. Some of the areas have been severely hit with power outage with residents staging road-roko in several arterial roads.

There has been a severe shortage of Aavin milk and other essential supplies. According to reports, milk was sold at an exorbitant price of 200-250 rupees in some areas of Chennai. A majority of the people noted that none of the helplines given by Chennai Corporation was working. In many areas, despite desperate cries no help had come their way.

Left to fend for themselves with no signs of relief, people took to the streets to protest against the DMK government. In light of this mounting anger against the DMK government, State Deputy Secretary of DMK’s Student Wing, Tamil Ka. Amutharasan unleashed a verbal attack on Brahmins, accusing them of spewing poison and hatred against the DMK government.

Amutharasan’s tweet, which reads, “In the last three days, more than the floods, it is the poison and hatred that the Brahmins have spewed against the DMK government,” has drawn sharp rebuke across social media platforms.

Such sweeping generalizations and blame games on Brahmins has been a recurring theme of the DMK. But the insensitive tweet from a representative of the ruling party especially during challenging times reeks of hate and insensitivity to the plight of people say many.

Tamil Ka. Mutharasan has been seen with many DMK Ministers like KN Nehru and Mathivendhan, DMK MLA Ezhilarasan and Dravidian hate monger K. Veeramani.

From left: DMK MLA Ezhilarasan, DMK Student Wing Secretary Rajiv Gandhi and Amutharasan

It is noteworthy to remember that DMK Student Wing leader Rajiv Gandhi had earlier called for the genocide of Tamil Brahmins as mooted by Dravidian fountainhead EV Ramasamy Naicker (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers)

Amutharasan with Veeramani

Veeramani is the head of rabid anti-Hindu outfit Dravidar Kazhagam who has abused Hindus and Hindu Gods number of times.

With KN Nehru

An AIADMK supporting netizen roasted the DMK saying “We need Brahmins to campaign for elections, we need Brahmins to sing praises when the Chief Minister goes for a walk, we need Brahmins to say that the rain water has dried up. We need Brahmins also to cover up the incompetency of the government. This is the only party which cannot function without Brahmins.

Another pointed out that the tweet reeks of anti-semitism and hate speech against Brahmins.

Here’s another reaction from a netizen.

Another netizen wrote “I was suffering without sleep as I couldn’t find anyone bashing Brahmins for the fiasco. Now I can sleep peacefully.

Others asked whether those in Pallikaranai and north Chennai criticizing the government were Brahmins.

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F4 Race To Be Held On Dec 15-16 Even As Chennai Limps To Normalcy After Cyclone; AMMK Leader & ADMK Head Slam DMK Govt

Back in August 2023, DMK’s Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister, Udhayanidhi Stalin, inked a three-year MoU with a private entity, Racing Promotions Private Limited (RPPL) for the development of the Chennai Formula Racing Circuit. Spanning 5 kilometers, the circuit boasts an anti-clockwise layout and encompasses 19 corners. The circuit’s expansive layout was seen to extend over Island Grounds, Victory War Memorial, and the Napier Bridge, with pit and paddock structures planned for construction on Island Grounds. The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) is said to be investing ₹42 crore, while RPPL committed to ₹200 crore for the circuit’s development.

As part of the ambitious plan, the venue was slated to host the F4 Indian Championship and Indian Racing League on 9 December 2023 and 10 December 2023. 

In the aftermath of cyclone Michaung in Chennai, the Tamil Nadu government declared on Tuesday the postponement of the Formula (F) 4 racing event. While the announcement acknowledged the delay, a rescheduled date for the event has not been disclosed as yet. 

General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), TTV Dinakaran slammed the government for focusing the efforts on the F4 race during a crisis. He wrote on his X handle, “The action of the Tamil Nadu government to hold a car race by a private company when the people are suffering irreparably from the flood caused by heavy rains is condemnable. Due to the heavy rains caused by Cyclone Michaung, rainwater entered the residences in Chennai and its suburbs, completely losing their livelihoods, and lakhs of people are suffering from lack of food and drinking water. In this situation, the government of Tamil Nadu has informed the court that the Formula Racing Circuit, a private company race, will be held in Chennai on the 15th and 16th. What is the need for the government administration to spend 40 crore rupees of people’s tax money and conduct a car race, when it should be focusing on rescuing the people who are in difficulty without any basic facilities such as no food to eat, water to drink and clothes to wear? Is it the achievement of the government to block busy roads like Omanturar Government Hospital, Anna Road, and Port and conduct private races when there is a ground in Irungatukittai to hold the races? The public is questioning. The DMK government, which says that it is already in dire financial straits, should cancel the car race in order to avoid wasting people’s tax money and also urge the Tamil Nadu government and Chief Minister, Mr. M.K. Stalin.” 

Opposition leader Edappadi K Palaniswami also criticised the DMK government’s decision to host the Formula 4 night street race on vital public roads in Chennai, citing inconvenience to hospitals, the secretariat, and the railway station. He suggested using dedicated tracks instead. 

PILs were filed against the race, citing threats to safety and unnecessary public spending. The Madras High Court sought details of the MoU between the government and Racing Promotions Private Limited, questioning the government’s benefits. 

Officials mentioned restricted public access during the event, but vehicle passes would be issued for essential services. 

Tickets were priced between ₹1699 and 19,999 for day and weekend passes on Paytm Insider.

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“You Call Yourself An MLA? Get Lost Man”: Velachery Congress MLA Aasan Maulana Faces Public Outrage

Velachery, a locality in the southern part of Chennai, finds itself in the grip of a humanitarian crisis following the relentless downpour brought by Cyclone Michaung.

As the city grapples with the aftermath of the cyclone, Velachery stands out as one of the worst-affected areas, with severe water inundation cutting off residents from essential supplies and communication with the rest of the city.

In the midst of this crisis, Aasan Maulana, the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Velachery and a member of the Congress party, paid a visit to assess the situation. However, Maulana found himself in the eye of a storm owing to the comments he made to a private YouTube channel which came across as insensitive and apathetic.

He had said “When such heavy rains occur, these incidents will happen. All this is very ordinary when it comes to nature’s fury. We have to accept it as it is. When the height of the Velachery lake was increased, the excess water will naturally inundate the other areas. We have to accept it.

These comments of the Congress MLA had led to much outrage angering the residents who have been reeling under water for the past 3 days.

He was confronted today by the public today when he was making his way through the area. As Maulana walked, angry residents voiced out their grievances and questioned the efficacy of his representation.

But, instead of offering solace or apologizing, the Velachery Congress MLA reactde to the mounting anger by snatching the phone from the hands of the person recording the incident. The MLA, seemingly embarrassed by the situation, resorted to blaming the public for political motives, alleging that they belonged to rival political parties and were deliberately targeting him. His men even accused a woman who had lamented the grievances of being an AIADMK member when in fact she was just a member of the public.

Witnesses report that the MLA faced a barrage of criticism, with one resident even asking him, “You can’t even answer the public. You can’t even serve the public and you call yourself an MLA? Get lost man!

 

 

The frustration among the people was palpable, as they highlighted their struggles with the absence of food, clean water, and essential supplies.

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The Telling Silence Of Kollywood’s Virtue Signallers Vs The Vocal Ones In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Michaung

The aftermath of Cyclone Michaung has left Chennai and its neighbouring districts grappling with severe devastation, claiming lives due to torrential rains and rain-related incidents. Over 61,600 individuals have been relocated to relief camps across nine districts, as government agencies, private organizations, and NGOs work tirelessly to restore normalcy.

In the midst of these relief efforts, a telling silence from some of Tamil Nadu’s renowned celebrities especially from the film industry has raised eyebrows.

The Virtue Signallers Missing In Action

Superstar Rajinikanth who lives in Poes Garden was also found to be MIA (Missing In Action). It is noteworthy that his locality also faced severe inundation during the heavy rains.

Kamal Haasan who had blamed the AIADMK government when rains lashed the city in 2020, took to blaming the cyclone Michaung this time for the entire problem while turning a blind eye to the mismanagement, poor or absence of preparedness from the establishment. His duplicity was called out by many.

Filmmaker Pa Ranjith, who built his entire career by the portrayals of North Chennai, has gone MIA without a word on the floods or any relief initiatives. The silence of other prominent stars like Surya, Karthi, Vijay Sethupathi who used to wake up occasionally from the slumber to voice out something has also gone voiceless now and even the usually socially active actor Siddharth who was involved in 2015 flood relief activities seems to have turned a blind eye.

Perhaps among the most surprising is the silence of Chennai-based Oscar-winner AR Rahman. While the city grapples with the aftermath of the cyclone, Rahman has been active in promoting his films, music, and concerts, prompting Chennai people to feel a sense of betrayal.

 

While actor Suriya Sivakumar and his brother Karthi have donated ₹10 lakh towards relief fund, the duo who had commented on every other socio-political issue when the AIADMK was in power have kept their mouths shut despite the residents of the Chennai suffering.

Suriya is known for his virtue-signalling on and off screen and has peddled DMK’s propaganda on NEET, National Education Policy, etc. His brother Karthi Sivakumar who had waxed eloquent during the farmer’s protest and other issues has not commented on any social issues be it slapping Goondas Act against farmers or now.

Other virtue-signallers of Kollywood including Siddharth, RJ Balaji, both of whom had been active when the AIADMK was in power.

These well-known figures in the Tamil film industry, who have built their careers on the support and funds of Tamil cinema fans, seem to have turned a blind eye to the suffering of the people in Chennai in order to not antagonize the ruling DMK. This has sparked widespread discontent towards film community.

Cine Personalities Who Have Voiced Out

However, amidst the celebrities’ silence, music director Santhosh Narayanan stands out as he voiced the concerns of the people of his locality. Involved in on-the-ground rescue operations, He provided a glimpse into the dire situation, stating, “Everyone here is suffering; we have no electricity, and water surrounds us. This time, there is more water in our locality than in 2015.” He expressed frustration with the changing governments and the lack of attention to their plight, saying, “We have to look up to the sky and voice our complaints.”

Actor Vishal had posted on 4 December 2023 describing the situation at his Annanagar home. He appealed to the Mayor of the city to hasten rescue efforts.

Actor Keerthi Pandian posted an SOS on her X handle highlighting the state of Mylapore near Vivekananda College.

Actor Aditi Balan questioned the government as she was surrounded by water in Thiruvanmiyur. She also wrote that dead animals were floating around in the water.

She also posted that she was asked to move her car while waiting to pick up family that was wading through the stagnant water to allow way for the CM’s convoy.

Notably, Thalapathy Vijay, who has been conspicuous by his absence since the success of “Leo,” a recent blockbuster, who is in talks to start a political party posted on his X handle late on the evening of 6 December 2023 asking his fans/organisation members to help in the rescue efforts.

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Dravidian Model: TASMAC Outlets Function Normally As Flood-Affected People Struggle For Drinking Water & Milk

In the wake of Cyclone Michaung, residents of the city of Chennai are contending with the harsh realities of the aftermath, struggling to secure essential items such as milk and drinking water. Surprisingly, amidst these challenges, it has come to light that TASMAC outlets in the city are still operational as usual.

In this video, people are seen asking, “There is no power and children are suffering from that. They have kept TASMAC shops open, is that even justified? So you have water to be used in liquor shops and here we do not have water to even wash our legs or drink! The basic essentials we need are water and milk and we do not have access to both. But these liquor shops are open. How is this justified? A milk packet costs 50 rupees and we do not have access to milk for the past 3 days. They are not responding to our complaints about power restoration. When we called in the afternoon at 1.30 PM they told us it would be restored in half an hour and there is no power for the past 4 days.”

People were seen queuing up at TASMAC outlets on 6 December 2023.

Ironically, on 3 December 2023, Puthiya Thalaimurai had reported that TASMAC outlets would be shut on 4 December 2023 on account of the cyclone. 

It is noteworthy that several parts of the city are still without power and regular distribution of Aavin milk has not started entirely owing to the inaccessibility in most places.

Some people seen moving out of their homes after water inundated their homes say that milk packets were being sold at ₹70. 

Many shops and milk parlours had no choice but to turn away customers due to the unavailability of state-owned Aavin milk. A visual from the Sowcarpet area in Chennai shows people scrambling to get Aavin milk packets from a truck.

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party leader H Raja shared a newspaper clipping of the rates at which milk and drinking water were being sold – milk at ₹200, water at ₹250 allegedly.

Several others mentioned that milk was being sold at ₹70 at most places.

 

Milk was not delivered in several parts of the city as mentioned in this X post.

However, serpentine queues were found outside TASMAC shops indicating brisk sales of liquor.

A resident of Mutthamizh Nagar in Kodungayur suburb of Chennai noted that while they’ve been suffering for 3 days without drinking water, the TASMAC shops have been opened.

 

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The Hindu’s Chennai Edition Relegates Chennai Floods News To Inside Pages, Netizens Call Out N. Ram’s Bias

Television broadcasts are vividly showcasing the harrowing scenes in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, emphasizing the severe impact on affected areas. However, there appears to be a disparity in coverage when comparing this visual representation with print media, such as The Hindu. The concern arises as it seems that the print media has overlooked the plight of Chennai, which is currently grappling with the repercussions of the cyclone and subsequent floods.

The front page of The Hindu has news about the Parliament proceedings, what the CJI said, and even news about an honour killing in the state.

The centre of the front page has a photo of the “relief” efforts and a statement by the city’s Chief Secretary. However, there is nothing else at least on the front pages. It seems to have pushed the news to the inside pages, pretending to be an ostrich covering its eyes from the devastation. This was the case on 7 December 2023.

The Times of India newspaper was slightly better. It carried a news article on the present situation as the headline article.

If you thought, this was different over the past few days, you are wrong. Here is the front page of The Hindu newspaper from 6 December 2023.

There was no publication on 5 December 2023 due to the disastrous effect of the cyclone.

It is noteworthy to mention that the published of The Hindu is N. Ram, a vocal supporter of the DMK. His agenda driven partisan reporting in the garb of ‘journalism’ has been called out by multiple personalities.

In the past, The Hindu has been notoriously famous for publishing mischievous reports on the sengol, doctored images especially of the Rafale deal. It is also noteworthy that the sister concern of The Hindu, Frontline, published an “exclusive interview” of Moussa Abu Marzouk who heads Hamas’ international relations office based in Doha, Qatar.  They have also been called out for peddling fake news in the past.

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ADMK Member Calls Out Film Director Lingusamy Over His Tweet Comparing Relief Efforts Of 2015 & 2023 Chennai Floods

As the city of Chennai crawls back to normalcy in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung’s devastation, an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam member spotted Kollywood director Lingusamy’s tweet praising the “rescue efforts” of the Tamil Nadu government.

The ADMK member Prasath called up Lingusamy and said he noticed his post on social media platform X saying things were getting back to normal in Chennai. He added, Sir can you please come to Medavakkam and Velachery to see how the localities are suffering.

Lingusamy denied posting anything as claimed by Prasath and said, “Read it fully. I was in Thanjavur for the past 3 days. I saw all the news on TV. I arrived at the airport and went up to Valasarawakkam, those roads were fine.”

To this Prasath said, “Sir main roads are clear no doubt but have you any idea of the inner roads? People have not been able to buy even a packet of milk. People are suffering.”

To this Lingusamy replies, “I have written in my post that this should be taken care of.” Prasath interjects saying, “Having said this is better than 2015, what are you trying to convey?”

Lingusamy says, “What are you trying to say?” Prasath replies asking him to know the reality and then post such things on social media.

https://twitter.com/vd_dhayalan/status/1732473401435189315

It is noteworthy that a majority of the Kollywood celebrities have been sitting mum with regard to the flooding situation in the city. A few of them have sent out SOS messages, a few questioned the government machinery. But the rest have been tightlipped or are praising the government.

Kamal Haasan even went to the extent of blaming the cyclone for hampering government’s efforts.

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